22. Incense makers
Ming Qin: "Xia Xing, didn't we say that it would be kept secret, and I also gave you a lot of treasures that I treasured, and also helped you skip class when you didn't want to learn the rules, and took you to play around the outer palace." Besides, this one yard is one yard, didn't you run out privately today, let's even, okay? ”
Xia Xing: "The matter between the two of us today is even, but I know that you will go to fight crickets, so I just skip class without permission, but you just skip class and fight crickets, do you think it's flat?" ”
Ming Qin stared at the wide-eyed dumbfounded, it was really a trick to make sense, as the saying goes, 'only women and villains are difficult to raise' is true and even reasonable, Xianzhe Cheng does not deceive me. As the saying goes, 'How can a person not bow his head when he is under the eaves', forget it, it is said that the hardships of suffering are the best people, and I endure it.
Then he hung his head and said, "What do you want?" Xia Xing tilted his head and thought for a while: "I want you to take me out of the palace to have a look." Ming Qin immediately retorted: "What, you really dare to think about it!" No, absolutely not, it's impossible for me to get out of the palace, do you want to live with you, if you are caught, we will be finished both. ”
Xia Xing twitched his nose: "It's really timid, I didn't say that I asked you to take me there now, you can do it anytime, besides, your crickets were not taken from outside the palace, since things from outside can come in, why can't we go out?" Mingqin hesitated: "But... ”
Xia Xing interrupted: "Oh, I just want to go out and have a look, don't you want to go out?" I can go wherever I want to go in Beiyan, but I can't let you take me out here, I always think your rules are too good, you think you are the prince and you have never been out of the palace when you are so old, I have fun coming to Huaguo, how about we sneak out and come back one day? ”
Ming Qin nodded excitedly: "Okay, where are you going now?" Xia Xing shook his head: "I don't know, I just didn't want to paint, so I ran out." Ming Qin thought for a while: "Well, come with me, take you to eat delicious food, you can't run too long today, you have to go back in a while." Xia Xing blinked: "Okay, let's go now." Ming Qin turned around and led the way, and the two of them squatted one after the other and slipped out.
You can still faintly hear the conversation among the flowers, "You didn't draw anything before you slipped out." "No, what about you?" "No, what are you going to do then?" "Xiao Chengzi will help me prepare, why do you still use our worries to raise them." "That makes sense, but are you sure you're heading in the right direction?" "Don't worry, I'm taking a shortcut and no one will find us."
In the same place, there was a ring ding dong sound, Jiang Nufu looked up at the beautiful woman who came from the path, holding her hair in a high bun, only bringing some chic bead flowers, and even the earrings were unknown flowers, but they were very beautiful, the material of the cherry pink palace skirt was soft and light, the silk thread reflected colorful waves in the sun, the silver longevity lock was lying on the clothes obediently, and the peach and white edge show bag swayed with the owner's movement, and it was really a peach blossom on the human face.
In the same place, there was a ring ding dong sound, Jiang Nufu looked up at the beautiful woman who came from the path, holding her hair in a high bun, only bringing some chic bead flowers, and even the earrings were unknown flowers, but they were very beautiful, the material of the cherry pink palace skirt was soft and light, the silk thread reflected colorful waves in the sun, the silver longevity lock was lying on the clothes obediently, and the peach and white edge show bag swayed with the owner's movement, and it was really a peach blossom on the human face.
Lady Jiang stood up and saluted: "I've seen the evening charge." Wan Chongyi walked quickly, and when Lady Jiang bowed, she held her and said, "Lady Jiang, don't be polite, I'm bothering." I was with my sisters, and after seeing the water lilies, I suddenly thought that I didn't have much incense, and I happened to see that the flowers were blooming well here, so I came here to pick some, thinking that they should go back for a while, and I was also a little tired and waited here, just to rest and go back. ”
Mrs. Jiang got up and glanced at the basket carried by the maid of the evening charging instrument, which contained all kinds of petals, and a strong mixed fragrance was clear and tangential, and said: "How can I bother, I am too late to be happy when the evening charging instrument is here, I have heard for a long time that the noble person loves incense and is good at making incense, and he is really ingenious." I want to ask for advice on the evening charging instrument, you can be particular about choosing flowers, and what is the use of different flowering periods? Are there any requirements for picking techniques and timing? ”
Wan Chongyi smiled and pulled the Jiang lady to sit down and said: "Yes, the flower that is still in the bud tastes light, and it should be mashed to make the flower juice fragrant; The taste of the flower is the decreasing fragrance of the flower itself, and it has a natural feeling after time precipitation, so it should be dried and ground into the fragrance; This half-bloomed and blooming flower, the flavor is rich, is both. ”
Saying that, he took off his show bag, "This end depends on the taste of when you like, I prefer the fragrance of flowers that will wither after the flowering period, and this show bag is filled with dried gardenia flowers." Mrs. Jiang took it and sniffed it gently: "The taste is so raw and chic, and it is indeed different from the usual gardenia fragrance." The evening charger nodded: "This is what I just embroidered not long ago, and today is the first time I wear it, if you don't give up, you can take it and enjoy it." ”
The whole Imperial Garden is full of vitality and peacefulness, painting and painting, chatting and chatting, flower appreciation, and skipping class. Xia Xing and Ming Qin came out of a bush and stood at the door of a small courtyard, the courtyard was buzzing, and a group of small things were flying in the sky.
Xia Xing looked at it curiously: "Where is this?" Why did you bring me here? Mingqin: "This is the place to make good food, do you see that buzzing thing?" Xia Xing nodded: "I have already found out, there are all the way, and the closer you get to here, the more you are." Mingqin explained: "It's called a bee, it's raised here, and the delicious one I'm talking about is called honey, let's go inside." Xia Xing: "What's on the other side, I seem to hear a voice." ”
Ming Qin looked back, pulled Xia Xing to the corner of the courtyard to block the two, turned his head and said quietly: "Be quiet, next to this courtyard is the river, the rivers and lakes in the entire imperial garden are connected, and there are many kinds of lotus flowers planted in the river on the periphery, and a pavilion and a small bridge are set up opposite for people to rest in the garden, which may be people who enjoy the flowers." Didn't we come across a few people who want to enjoy water lilies today? So the two nodded to each other and quietly entered the courtyard.
The father-in-law of the housekeeper here saw that Ming Qin was here again, and wiped the sweat from his head and hurriedly greeted him, oh hey, why did this little ancestor come again, and brought someone with him. Gonggong Qu: "See the Five Princes." Ming Qin dropped a 'free courtesy' and walked in, and Gonggong Qu hurriedly followed: "What kind of wind has the fifth prince blown you here again, what do you have to squeak, the small one will do it properly for you, how dare you bother to run in person." ”
Ming Qin made a straight face: "This palace wants to come in person, what's the matter, you don't welcome it?" Gonggong Qu hurriedly said: "Where do you dare to be a slave, isn't it too simple here, I'm afraid that the hospitality will not be good." "Hey, this is running out of class again, if Concubine Hui knows that the fifth prince has skipped class, I have repeatedly taken him in, and also helped him hide crickets privately, it is really a beautiful picture, I can't bear to look at it directly. Continue to make persistent efforts: "Fifth prince, please hurry up, it's too dangerous outside, what's the matter with hurting your precious body, do you know that you came here to Concubine Hui?" ”
Ming Qin sat down at the table and said slowly: "What should I say and what I shouldn't say, Gonggong Qu has been in the palace for so many years...... Gonggong Qu continued: "The slave knows that no one is here today." Mingqin nodded with satisfaction: "Well, go and get some honey for Princess Holy Spirit Gu'an, I want to pick it fresh." Bring my general over again. ”
"Wow!" Xia Xing looked at Ming Qin, who was holding the cricket with an excited face, it was really hopeless, it turned out that I stole the cricket here after I found it, and now I know one more thing. Not wanting to look at Ming Qinzhi's smug face anymore, Xia Xing paced to the window, opened a crack to look at the people who were taking honey outside, the two little fathers-in-law were wrapped in a thick white cloth all over their bodies, wearing a hat, and a circle of cloth was sewn on the hat, and the head was tightly encircled, only a pair of eyes were exposed, and thick gloves were on their hands, close to the wooden box by the wall.
After the wooden box was opened, the father-in-law directly reached in and took out a board, on the board was densely packed with bees, and the bees were brushed off with long chopsticks, and the other father-in-law took a knife to cut a large piece of golden yellow into the plate. Ignoring the dense bees around him, one left with a plate, the other put the wooden board back, covered the box and left, Xia Xing's eyes were full of curiosity at this moment.
After a while, Gonggong Qu came in, holding the plate of golden: "The fifth prince of Qiqi, the honey has been brought." Ming Qin didn't raise his head and snorted: "Put it there, Xia Xing, you can taste it, this is sweeter than anything you've ever eaten." Gonggong Qu hurriedly brought the plate to Xia Xing and said:
"Her Royal Highness Princess Gu'an, please use it, you can eat it directly on a plate, this thing is not only delicious, it can not only regulate the stomach, improve the complexion, but also achieve the effect of beauty and beauty, the ladies in the palace often use it to make pastries, and the imperial chefs often use it to make soup as an ingredient seasoning."
Xia Xing took the plate and looked at the large piece of solid on it, which was crystal clear and brightly colored, like viscous amber and resin, exuding a faint sweet smell. Xia Xing picked up the plate and took a big bite in the expectant eyes of Gonggong Qu, well, it was so sweet, it felt like the whole person was going to melt, until it all melted into his stomach and kept teasing the taste buds on the tip of his tongue, Xia Xing narrowed Youlan's big eyes comfortably.
Gonggong Qu: "How does it taste?" Your Highness. Xia Xing smashed it, smashed it, felt it, and felt that his whole person was like a part of honey, and it was sweet from the inside out. When he opened his eyes, he looked at Gonggong Qu and said reservedly: "It tastes good, I have never eaten something so sweet, how is it made." ”
Gonggong Qu said proudly: "Your Highness, you have such a good vision, you are not a slave boasting, there will be nothing sweeter than my honey in the entire continent." This is not made, this is raised, did you see the swarm of bees around this courtyard when you came in, Your Highness? Xia Xing nodded, Ming Qin also told her when she came in.
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